Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-29
TRADE OUTLOOK.
BUsINI SIS FAIRLY sArIsFAo-
., TORY.
Money stu Plentiful and specuIA-
tive stocks Higher-lhe Iron and
Steel Trade Weaker.

n -. Dunn q 20. s weekly reNieH OF tfuno
says: "BusiDess throughout the country ia
active for the season and, though collections
at some points are slow and credits are
strained, the repo.e 6 are generally fairly
satisfactory. But uncertainty and
hesitation affect inportlnt branch
es Of production ami the industrial
outlook does notimprove. Currency is gen.
orally in good supply, even where payments
are slowest and credits most strained. Spec
ulation has been less active and the general
level Of prices though higher than week
agoin most speculative markets. has on The
whole declined little Since July the
average Of prices in speculative markets has
advanced 1875 per cent, with the tendency
still upward, while the average advance in
all other prices has been &c per cent, with
the later tendency downward.
These facts indicate activity in trading
rather than satisfactory relations Of supply
and dem md The iron trade is unsettled,
with sales of several thousand tons Birming-
ham pig here, while at Philadelphia offers 81
below the market are noted, Sales OF 10000
tons Of steel rails have been made during the
weeA' anu generaily at Terms netting between
$Sl and tS2. Bar iron is weaker, and the
tendency to shrinkage in demand ap-
pears no' oniy IN cruie out
many mfnuiaceureo torms
VI Hon anu s0eei "ooi y ho' ac'ive' ana
priceS range ~ " 20 p0r oen1 ooio" 'uoSe ol
May last, notwithstanding the decrease in
'inpor'sa anu IN nouns prOuuc.i0n' wn''n suo"s
oul Saiiiiie"' VI 'ue ~ 'lu'"Se .'o"'
arc URN q. iecoa' auVan0e'' anu ~ soou 10
manu- ior si'e season' piin' Ai' e'en'n n'sue,'
Ane ooo0 anu snoe ouS'ness % uOins wen,
anu ~ noUeu .na' purchasers arg aiioauy
nurrying up 1neie orueis' "nnie 'le iea'ner
traae improves s',snuy' Il az az.
Inc hengn coAi seriAe o0n'iuue'' ana oue
consequent nnanciai sSfain y in some quarters
severe. Inc neauing mas uecaueo no' W con
tinue the recent auVance IN wages, anu
dispatcnes say enas Eae men nave a'leaay
stfuck- several manuiacourlhg esoiDiiSn-
menus nave cioseu lor sne preS9nV' anhons
them the great Edgar Thompson works. On
the other hand, the distribution of groceries
is noticed in all sections as unusually Urge,
and the trade in holiday goo Is Is both large
and unusually early. At st. Paul, Detroit
and some other points the weather is noticed
as causing dullness in some branches OF busi-
ness, and at a few other points activity con-
tinues in retail trade, though wholesale bust
ness exhibits some shrinkage. Butthe general
volume Of trade shown in bank clearings out
side this city is even now ns largs as last
years at this period.
Notwithstanding the expected Reading
strike, stocks have aver aged fraction high,
or than a week ago, but the ma arkst has been
exceedingly dull Wheat has risen ls4c, oil
3Hc, coffee Nc with better distribution, hogs
nc, and pork Is cents per barrel. Tin has
has been lifted lc and copper is unchanged.
The sugar market shows no change, though
the Louisiana crop is now reported fully 1OO,-
900 hogsheafs larger than last years Ex.
ports Of wheat shrink as prices advance; up
to December in wheat and flour 6i,OOO,O0o
bushels had gone out, ag inst 65,OOONOO to